# Kandi Village, Karnah, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/kandi/ Village · Karnah, Kupwara # Kandi Kandi is a village in Karnah sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,713 people in 729 households**, the 2nd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 3,713people (2011) - 729households - 54.1%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Kandi PIN code and other codes Kandi falls in Karnah sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKandi - Community development blockTanghdar - Census village code000335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandi from nearby towns? - Karnah (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)96 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)95 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kandi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kandi known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 40% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kandi Of every 100 households in Kandi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandi · ■ Karnah rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **65% Toilet within the home ****26%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **63% Tap water ****82%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **76% Use banking services ****58%** **43% Television ****25%** **16% Mobile phone ****0%** **3% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **88% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kandi? ■ Kandi · ■ Karnah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **807 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **901 Working population ****21.2%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 41.6% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 437 (55%) · **■** Marginal 331 (42%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Karnah - Dildar3,832 people - Khawarpara3,124 people - Forest Block3,076 people - Nichian3,050 people - Baghbala2,232 people [All 41 villages in Karnah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/karnah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kandi from Kupwara?96 km by road - What is the population of Kandi?3,713 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandi in?Kupwara district (Karnah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kandi?54.1% (Census 2011)